主管|しゅかんshukan[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbsupervision; management; supervisor; manager
Conjugation
Dictionary form主管する(しゅかんする)
Polite (masu)主管します(しゅかんします)
Negative (nai)主管しない(しゅかんしない)
polite (masen)主管しません(しゅかんしません)
classical zu / nu主管せず・主管せぬ(しゅかんせず・しゅかんせぬ)
Past (ta)主管した(しゅかんした)
polite (mashita)主管しました(しゅかんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)主管しなかった(しゅかんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)主管しませんでした(しゅかんしませんでした)
Te form主管して(しゅかんして)
Potential主管できる(しゅかんできる)
Passive主管される(しゅかんされる)
Causative主管させる(しゅかんさせる)
Causative passive主管させられる(しゅかんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)主管すれば(しゅかんすれば)
tara主管したら(しゅかんしたら)
Volitional主管しよう(しゅかんしよう)
polite (mashou)主管しましょう(しゅかんしましょう)
Imperative主管しろ(しゅかんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym監督かんとくNeutralNeutral, extremely broad word covering supervision, directors, coaches and more; it does not specifically mean a business supervisor.
  • Synonym監督者かんとくしゃWrittenWritten/formal word for someone who supervises and guides work or facilities; stresses oversight, while 「主管」 stresses running a business.
  • RelatedスーパーバイザーNeutralNeutral loanword for an on-site supervisor who guides frontline staff; common in call centers and shops.
  • Related管理者かんりしゃNeutralNeutral, broad word for a manager or administrator; also covers property managers and system administrators, not just a business supervisor.
  • Related所属長しょぞくちょうWrittenFormal word for the head of the organization or department you belong to; not necessarily your direct boss. 「主管」 stresses the post in charge of a specific business.
  • Related統轄者とうかつしゃWrittenWritten/formal word, rarely used, for a person who oversees the whole and directs and controls it; 「主管」 stresses being in charge of a specific business.
  • Antonym部下ぶかNeutralNeutral word for subordinates who take orders under a boss or organization; the opposite of the managing 「主管」.

Use 「主管」 for the post or department in charge of a line of work, as in 「主管官庁」 or 「主管する」. For the head of your department say 「所属長」, for an on-site supervisor 「スーパーバイザー」, for a general manager 「管理者」; the opposite is 「部下」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. ある仕事しごとを責任せきにんを負おって管理かんり・管轄かんかつすること。また、その人ひと。
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